Douglas Kirk Creasey

March 26, 1958 – February 25, 2026

Doug Creasey died on 2/25/2026 in Portland, OR, at the age of 67 after a long battle with Early-onset Dementia. He was a testament to the power of the human spirit, illustrating how love wins. Despite the challenges of the disease, Doug’s Spirit remained unwavering, loving, and eager to soar free. He made it. He’s soaring free in Paradise!

Doug was born to Jim and Jeanie Creasey on March 26, 1958, and grew up in Eugene, Oregon with his 3 siblings. He spent his early years making lifelong friends, playing sports, giving his parents and the neighborhood moms early gray hair, and his schoolteachers and coaches a run for their money. Doug’s young exuberance (bad manners) matured into cheery, lighthearted energy, always up for an adventure from which family, friends, and many young people benefited. He studied Sociology, graduated from the University of Oregon, and was an ordained minister in the Foursquare church denomination. Doug was a career Pastor of youth and young adults for most of his adult life. Youth development was a passion. Doug pastored in seven congregations in six cities and three states.

Doug had an undeniable enthusiasm for life. He was playful, a sports enthusiast, loved adventure and a well-timed one-liner, had a craftsman’s knack for producing beautiful furniture, and deeply cared for those he loved. Doug was a true friend who quickly and intentionally made you feel special, seen, and cared for. He saw something in people they didn’t always see in themselves, and he purposefully doled out hope. If you were a friend of his, you were the lucky one.

Doug enjoyed basketball and was proud to play in the state finals in high school. He played college ball and coached his children in the sport. Doug had a lifelong enthusiasm for golf, which began as a youngster riding his grandpa’s pull bag around the course and continued into a beautiful swing and an eight handicap. He golf-globetrotted as a PGA tour caddie and taught his children to swing a club and drive young as his golf cart caddies. Doug was a dedicated Oregon Ducks fan, cheering for his alma mater with family and friends. He flew his Duck flag during the winning seasons and required solace, but still flew the Duck flag in the losses. He was known to call out “Go Ducks!” to complete strangers wearing Duck regalia.

Doug relished travel. He loved his passport (but hated his photo). He visited several countries and many of our states. Doug always boarded the plane last and sat in an aisle seat to stretch his long legs. The greater the adventure, the happier he was. But closest to Doug’s heart were his faith, family, and a good cup of coffee.

Doug’s life was renovated from the inside out when he became a Christian in 1978. From then on, he knew he was loved. He lived unburdened, optimistic, and grateful. His faith guided him to the end. He married his sweetheart, partner, and soulmate in 1983, and they soon had three children he loved with every fiber of his being. Doug is survived by his wife of 42 years, Karen (Service) Creasey; his children Briana & Kalib Loy, Daniel & Chelsea Creasey, and Aaron & Elizabeth Creasey; his ten grandchildren, Elizabeth, Gideon, Brooklyn, Elliott, and Elias Loy; Marlow, Sutton, and Ellis Creasey; Micah, and Peter Creasey; his sister Lisa Creasey & Tim Doran and his brother Bob & Anne Creasey and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. His sister Shellie, his niece Jacque, his nephew Derek, and his parents preceded him in death.

If Doug were a poet, he might have penned the poem below. With a glint in his eye, a wry tilt of the head, and that unmistakable edge of sarcasm in his voice, he was known to ask a restless companion—half-serious, half-smiling— “How much is enough?”  Then, after a perfectly timed pause, he’d answer himself: “Just a little bit more.”  Doug didn’t crave excess or accumulation. He didn’t live for things. He was happiest in the simple, the uncluttered, the moments that asked for nothing but relationship presence and ease.

He would wish that kind of enough for you.

I WISH YOU ENOUGH ~ Bob Perks

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough “Hellos” to get you through the final “Goodbye”.

Doug is loved and respected by many. He will be greatly missed. We say goodbye for now, but not forever.

Please take some time to click on the QR code and share your memories, stories, and pictures of Doug with his family. These remembrances will be deeply meaningful.

A Celebration of Life for Doug will be held (and live streamed) on March 31, 2026, at 1:00 PM at B4 Church – West Building, 13656 SW Walker Rd, Beaverton, Oregon.